1950 Map of Mansfield

About this map

The Tennessee Valley Divide snakes through this 1950s landscape, separating the intricate drainage systems of the West Sandy Creek and Guinn Creek basins. This survey, compiled from 1948 aerial photography, documents a deeply rural portion of West Tennessee defined by small farming communities and numerous family burial grounds. The settlement of Mansfield serves as a local hub, featuring the Mansfield School and nearby Shiloh Ch. To the north, the Louisville and Nashville railroad cuts through Routon, while the Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis line follows a more easterly course through Van Dyke. The map is particularly notable for its dense cluster of cemeteries, such as Dumpling Hill Cem and Whitehead Cem, which offer significant data for genealogists tracing families along the Henry and Carroll County line.